NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said despite the moderation seen in first quarter gross domestic product growth (GDP), the Indian economy is likely to achieve full year growth of 7.2 per cent as projected. Speaking at the FIBAC banking conference, the Governor said, “Fundamental growth drivers of the Indian economy […]
NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday with Nifty at 25,150 with shares of select heavyweights such as Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel ending up as the top drags. At close, the Sensex was down 151.48 points or 0.18% at 82,201.16, and the Nifty was down 53.60 points or 0.21% at 25,145.10. The mid […]
In 1970, Nasa’s Apollo 13 mission captured the world’s attention as a routine lunar expedition turned into a harrowing struggle for survival. WASHINGTON: Nasa is preparing to rescue astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore from the extended mission to Space Station. The two astronauts, who were on an eight-day mission will have to spend eight […]
KARACHI: Out-of-form Pakistan batter Babar Azam has dropped out of the top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ranking for Test batsmen after nearly five years. The former skipper, who has suffered a rare rough patch in the format, is currently number 12 in the ranking. The batter broke into the top 10 in […]
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDIA bloc partners will ensure the restoration of statehood to the Union territory. The leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha expressed confidence that his party’s alliance government […]
Srinagar: BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday accused the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party of taking support from ex-militants for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the two parties want to take the Union territory back to its “trouble-filled days”. Referring to the Abdullahs and Muftis, Madhav, who […]
New Delhi: India’s top military commanders on Wednesday held extensive deliberations in Lucknow on the government’s ambitious plans to create ‘Integrated Theatre Commands’ and reviewed overall national security challenges including along the frontiers with China and Pakistan. Chaired by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force, […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred till September 11 its order on the regular bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in connection with a terror-funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah […]
Jammu: Amid growing rebellion in the BJP over ticket distribution for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, senior party leader Chander Mohan Sharma on Wednesday announced his decision to contest the polls as an independent candidate from the Jammu East constituency. The BJP is facing significant discontent over ticket distribution, with leaders and workers […]
NEW DELHI: Pensioners under Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 run by retirement fund body EPFO will be able to get pension from any bank or branch across India from January, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday. Mandaviya, who is also the chairperson of EPFO’s apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees, has approved the proposal […]